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  • Local 2s Domique Sachse shares tips for self defense.

    So Local 2 Anchor Dominique Sachse teamed up with Houston's own Olympic Tae Kwon Do champs, the Lopez family, to share basic self defense moves anyone can use in the event of an ...

  • Local 2 in OK Families see homes for first time

    But the woman's happiness was short-lived, overshadowed by an uncertain future. "We stayed at a motel last night but we don't know where we're going to go," she said. Dennis is not alone. Early Tuesday morning, Mark Ellerd stood in the front yard of his home. On Monday during the storm, he clutched his dog and watched from a closet as the tornado ripped his house apart. ...

  • Tepesch to miss Wednesday start with blister

    Email ARLINGTON -- The Rangers have scratched pitcher Nick Tepesch from Wednesday's start with a blister on his right middle finger. The club is planning to recall right-hander Ross Wolf from Triple-A Round Rock to start against the Athletics. Wolf is 1-1 with a 1.85 ERA in six starts for Round Rock while holding opponents to a .223 batting average. In 34 innings, he has allowed 27 hits, ...

  • Rangers call up veteran reliever Cotts

    ARLINGTON -- The Rangers called up left-hander Neal Cotts on Tuesday from Triple-A Round Rock, almost four years to the day when he last pitched in the Major Leagues. Cotts was 3-1 with a 0.78 ERA in 15 games for Round Rock, holding opponents to a .171 batting average. He had not allowed a hit to a left-handed hitter in 23 innings. "I'm really excited, definitely a lot of ups and ...

  • Sundberg Pudge to represent Rangers at Draft

    ARLINGTON -- Former catchers Jim Sundberg and Ivan Rodriguez, who won 19 Gold Gloves between them in their careers, will represent the Rangers at the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. They will be in attendance on June 6 at MLB Network's Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J. Sundberg has been in the Rangers' front office since 2004 and is currently senior executive vice president. Rodriguez, after ...


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Movie Review

Shakespeare in Love [DVD]

"Shakespeare in Love" is a romantic fictionalization of how the great poet and playwright William Shakespeare penned one of his most famous plays, "Romeo and Juliet." As Tom Stoppard, one of the film's screenwriters, said, "To create something of that magnitude, he was no doubt hopelessly and desperately in love with a very, very special woman." The woman in question for whom Shakespeare's torches ... ...

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  • Mom dies delivers baby comes back to life

    A Missouri City high school teacher's heart wasn't beating when she delivered her baby, but three of her co-workers are credited with saving her life and her ...

  • Teenage girl fights off man outside Conroe home

    "He just grabbed her by the ankles while she was sitting and attempted to pull her, but she kicked him, and he immediately became scared and ran off in the direction that he came," said Sgt. Dorcy Riddle with the Conroe Police ...

  • Local 2 Investigates Are local schools ready if a tornado strikes

    In the wake of the Oklahoma tragedy, Local 2 Investigates team checked to make sure the major independent school districts in the viewing area have plans in place to deal with ...

  • Brazos County E.coli source linked to College Station restaurant

    "I don't want to diminish the people who got sick, but things like this can be a lot worse and we could be dealing with a broader problem," said Dr. Eric Wilke, the Brazos County Health Authority. "Fortunately, that wasn't the ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 21

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...

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